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ayaghmour2 · 03-06-2020, 03:27 PM

May 26th, 1930
Cleveland Foresters (20-20): 5
Chicago Cougars (20-20): 11

W: Dick Lyons (3-6)
L: Eddie Gray (3-3)

We started a four games series with the Foresters with a nice 11-5 victory. Bill Ashbaugh was a home run away from the cycle, 3-for-4 with a walk, 2 runs, and 4 RBI's. Bob McCarty was 3-for-4 with a walk, run scored, and RBI. Harry Simmons was 3-for-5 with a double and two RBI's. John Kincaid was 3-for-4 with a steal, 2 doubles, 3 runs, a walk, and RBI. John Dibblee was 3-for-5 with 2 runs and an RBI. Vince York was 1-for-4 with a sac-fly, walk, and run scored. Dick Lyons picked up the win, 8 innings with 10 hits, 5 runs, 3 walks, and 2 strikeouts.

May 27th, 1930
Cleveland Foresters (21-20): 7
Chicago Cougars (20-21): 5

W: Joe McCoy (2-4)
L: Dick Kadlec (1-5)
SV: Jack Gunderson (3)

We dropped the second game of the series as Cleveland edged us 7-5. Russ Combs went 3-for-4 with a walk, steal, and RBI. John Dibblee was 3-for-5 with a run scored. Mack Deal was 2-for-3 with a double, 2 runs, and a sac-fly. Vince York was 2-for-4 with a walk and run scored. Fred Barrell was 1-for-4 with a walk and 2 driven in. Dick Kadlec allowed 12 hits and 7 runs (6 earned) with 2 walks and 5 strikeouts in 8 innings.

May 28th, 1930
Cleveland Foresters (21-21): 6
Chicago Cougars (21-21): 8

W: Chick Meehan (3-2)
L: Jack Gunderson (2-2)

We returned to .500 with a close 8-6 victory. Max Wilder got the start against his former team, 6 innings with 8 hits, 5 runs, 5 walks, and 3 strikeouts. Chick Meehan pitched the last 3 innings, allowing 3 hits and a run with 3 strikeouts. Bill Ashbaugh was 2-for-3 with a home run, walk, 3 runs, and 3 RBI's. John Dibblee was 2-for-4 with 2 runs scored. John Kincaid was 2-for-4 with a run scored. Fred Barrell was 2-for-3 with a walk, run scored, and RBI. Mack Deal was 1-for-1 with a sac-fly, 2 walks, and 3 RBI's. George Jordan was 1-for-2 with 2 walks and an RBI.

May 29th, 1930
Cleveland Foresters (21-22): 5
Chicago Cougars (22-21): 9

W: Ace McSherry (4-2)
L: Jack Thompson (3-6)

We took the finale and pushed our record over .500 and won the four game set. Ross Combs had an excellent game against his former team, going a perfect 4-for-4 with a triple, 2 doubles, 2 runs, a walk, and RBI. Vince York was 4-for-5 with a double, homer, 3 runs, and 2 RBI's. Fred Barrell was 2-for-5 with a triple, run scored, and 2 RBI's. Mack Deal was 2-for-5 with a double. George Jordan was 1-for-3 with a walk, sac-fly, and 2 RBI's. Ace McSherry went all nine, allowing 13 hits, 5 runs, and a walk with a pair of strikeouts.

May 30th, 1930
Toronto Wolves (10-33): 2
Chicago Cougars (23-21): 11
Game 1

W: Tommy Russell (5-2)
L: Bert Sweet (1-7)

The Wolves were in town today for a double header. The first game went our way, with a nice easy 11-2 victory. Tommy Russell had an excellent start and preserved the bullpen with a complete game. He allowed 9 hits and 2 runs with 3 strikeouts. He was a beast with the bat, 2-for-2 with 2 sac-bunts and a grand slam! It was the first home run of his career. Harry Simmons was 3-for-5 with 2 runs and an RBI. Vince York was 2-for-4 with a walk and two run homer. Bill Ashbaugh was 2-for-5 with a run scored and driven in. Cal Blackshear was 1-for-3 with a walk, RBI, and 2 runs scored. John Kincaid was 1-for-5 with a run scored, RBI, and two-bagger.

May 30th, 1930
Toronto Wolves (10-34): 5
Chicago Cougars (24-21): 6
Game 2

W: Len Moore (2-1)
L: Birdie Smith (0-7)

It took some late inning heroics, as we tied the game in the 8th and walked it off in the 9th as Harry Simmons sent the fans home with an RBI single. Simmons was 3-for-5 with a run scored as well. Dick Fessel was 1-for-3 with a triple, run scored, and driven in. Russ Combs as 2-for-5. Vince York was 1-for-4 with a double and run scored. Bill Miller was 1-for-4 with a run scored and driven in.

May 31st, 1930
Toronto Wolves (10-35): 6
Chicago Cougars (25-21): 10

W: Dick Kadlec (2-5)
L: Frank Howk (3-5)

SWWWWWEEEEEEEPPPPPPPP!!!!!!!!!!

Honestly, I don't think we've had a sweep in almost two years and we finish May with a 10-6 win and sweep of the last place Wolves. Russ Combs was 3-for-5 with 2 runs, a steal, and RBI. George Jordan was 2-for-4 with a homer, 2 runs, and 2 RBI's. Bill Ashbaugh was 3-for-4 with a walk. Slick Hostetter was 1-for-3 with a walk, run scored, and 2 RBI's. John Kincaid was 1-for-5 with a three run homer. Harry Simmons was 1-for-4 with a run scored and RBI. Dick Kadlec was 3-for-4 with a run scored and tossed all 9 innings. He allowed 10 hits, 6 runs (4 earned), 3 walks, and struck out 2.

Junes 1st, 1930
Philadelphia Sailors (33-12): 5
Chicago Cougars (25-22): 3

W: Herm Lowman (6-0)
L: Max Wilder (4-3)

The Sailors stopped by for a quick one game series to end our homestand. We tried to mount a comeback in the 9th, but they stifled our attempts and won 5-3. Max Wilder went all 9, allowing 9 hits, 5 runs (4 earned), and a walk with 2 punch outs. Fred Barrell was 2-for-4 with a pair of solo homers. Vince York was 2-for-4 with a double. Bill Ashbaugh was 1-for-3 with a walk and solo homer.

Stars of the Week
Russ Combs : 31 AB, 16 H, 0 HR, 3 RBI, .516 AVG, 1.204 OPS
Bill Ashbaugh : 27 AB, 12 H, 2 HR, 9 RBI, .444 AVG, 1.321 OPS
Vince York : 30 AB, 12 H, 2 HR, 5 RBI, .400 AVG, 1.124 OPS

Weekly Summary
WE WENT 6-2 THIS WEEK AND GOT A SWEEP!!!

Wow

Okay

I think I can finish writing this:

It was an excellent month for us as we went 18-12 and now sit in third place, 9 games behind Philly. Yes, it's still really early, but I'm more then thrilled with how the first two months of the season have gone. This is our 4th winning week compared to two last season and I legitimately can't remember the last time we swept a team. Yes, it was the Wolves, but you have to beat the bad teams too (which we aren't always good at).

Looking at the team as a whole, we've done an excellent job improving our defense as we now sit 2nd in the CA. Our offense has really done well this season as we're leading the league in strikeouts. We're 2nd in batting average, run scored, hits, and steals. 3rd in WAR, OBP, OPS, wOBA, and base running and 4th in slugging. The pitching hasn't been too bad either, as we sit 2nd in strikeouts and 4th in both ERA and starter's ERA as well as WAR and opponent average. We're allowing a ton of homers and walks, as well as runs as a whole, but most of that has come from the pen and Dick Kadlec's rough start (his ERA is down 3 full points in 5 starts) to the season.

Some individual top performers include Vince York who's hitting an impressive .379/.417/.526 (129 OPS+) with 5 homers, 5 steals, and 27 RBI's and he has the 3rd highest batting average in the league. Harry Simmons is hitting .367/.407/.452 (110 OPS+) with 2 homers, 6 steals, and 27 RBI's. Max Wilder is 4-3 with a 2.94 ERA (160 ERA+), 1.20 WHIP, and 38 strikeouts. New starter Ace McSherry is 4-2 with a 3.34 ERA (141 OPS+), 1.37 WHIP, and 21 strikeouts.

We're off today, but will start a tough road trip tomorrow with 3 against Baltimore (23-23) and 4 against the red-hot Kings (30-16) who sit just 3.5 games out of first place. This week will likely be our hardest week of the season and will really test our guys, especially since we don't return home until June 19th.

Injury Report
SS Gary Sanders (Chicago Cougars): Mild hamstring strain (unknown)
RF Art Panko (Chicago Cougars): Returned from rehab assignment
LF Tom Thomas (AA Mobile Commodores): Returned from the DL
SP Hal Robinson (B San Jose Cougars): Tender shoulder (5 days)

Transactions
George Sanders will hit the DL as LF Art Panko returns from his rehab assignment.

Minor League Report

SP Jim Crawford (AAA Milwaukee Blues): He's done everything he can to separate himself from the bunch since coming over in the Independent league draft. In 8 starts with the Blues, he's 2-3 with a 2.55 ERA (165 ERA+), 1.30 WHIP, and 52 strikeouts in 53 innings. The 24-year-old is a groundballer who features a high 80s, low 90s cutter, curve, change, and forkball. The southpaw has excellent stuff and projects to be a top of the rotation arm. He's currently the 56th best prospect in the league, and he may find himself in the Cougars rotation before the year ends.

SP Bobby Love (A Lincoln Legislators): It's been an excellent season for former 2nd Rounder Bobby Love so far this season. He's gone 4-0 with a 2.20 ERA (193 ERA+), 1.15 WHIP, and 40 strikeouts in 41 innings with the Legislators. He just completed a 5-hit, 12 strikeout shutout of the Evansville Hawks as his first taste of the Heartland league has gone really well. The 21-year-old righty throws a low 90s fastball with a curve and forkball, with the fork his best pitch. He does have some trouble with walks, but it shouldn't prevent him from becoming a reliable starter.

C Billy Wiseman (C La Crosse Lions): A 13th Round Pick last season, Billy Wiseman had an excellent week in an excellent season, going 11-for-27 with 5 homers and 12 RBI's. He's been hitting everything in sight, going .423/.491/.918 (231 OPS+) with 11 homers and 43 RBI's in just 24 games. The 19-year-old only made 14 at bats last season, so this is really his first taste of professional ball. He's an average defender with great power, and he shouldn't be in La Crosse very much longer.

Amateur Report

3B Johnny Turner (George Fox Reds): They just managed to make the playoffs, and Johnny Turner has been one of the most productive hitters for the Reds. "Johnny on the Spot" hit .384/.440/.594 with 8 homers and 57 RBI's in his junior year. He's a reliable hitter and defender with above average contact potential and a good eye. He hit just 6 homers total his first two seasons, so the 8 homers could be an outlier or his power developing as he's gotten more experience. He has the defensive ability to man short and second as well, and Turner should be taken in the first five rounds of the draft this year.

RF Sam Brown (Pierpont Purple): One of the best freshman in the league last year, year two was another great performance for Sam Brown. It wasn't a good season for his team, but he hit .403/.470/.655 (180 OPS+) with 11 homers and 47 RBI's. One of the top prospects in next years class, Brown is an excellent hitter with 30 home run potential. He also took a step forward in the field, throwing out 10 runners without committing a single error. With another dominant season next season, Brown will likely be a first round selection.

SP George Andrews (Queens HS Islanders): After a shocking upset over the Atlanta HS Peaches, George Andrews and the Islanders are headed to the high school championships. The senior is pitching in his first season, and was an impressive 5-1 with a 2.98 ERA (134 ERA+), 1.31 WHIP, and 50 strikeouts in 57.1 innings. He doesn't throw too hard, hovering in the mid 80s, but he's been just as excellent in the postseason, 3-0 with a 1.01 ERA and 34 strikeouts. He's been the captain of the team and will be key to winning it all.

LF Larry Robison (Queens HS Islanders): Another member of the championship team, Robison is also in his first season with the team. He hit .395/.464/.667 (204 OPS+), 6 homers, 22 steals, and 24 RBI's in 184 trips to the plate. He's a prototypical lead off hitter who laces line drives all across the diamond. An excellent defender with excellent speed, he can man all three outfield spots. Unlike Andrews, he has more time in Queens, so he can do a lot more to boost his draft profile.

03-06-2020, 03:27 PM	#71
ayaghmour2 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2018 Posts: 3,133	Week 7: May 26th-June 1st May 26th, 1930 Cleveland Foresters (20-20): 5 Chicago Cougars (20-20): 11 W: Dick Lyons (3-6) L: Eddie Gray (3-3) We started a four games series with the Foresters with a nice 11-5 victory. Bill Ashbaugh was a home run away from the cycle, 3-for-4 with a walk, 2 runs, and 4 RBI's. Bob McCarty was 3-for-4 with a walk, run scored, and RBI. Harry Simmons was 3-for-5 with a double and two RBI's. John Kincaid was 3-for-4 with a steal, 2 doubles, 3 runs, a walk, and RBI. John Dibblee was 3-for-5 with 2 runs and an RBI. Vince York was 1-for-4 with a sac-fly, walk, and run scored. Dick Lyons picked up the win, 8 innings with 10 hits, 5 runs, 3 walks, and 2 strikeouts. May 27th, 1930 Cleveland Foresters (21-20): 7 Chicago Cougars (20-21): 5 W: Joe McCoy (2-4) L: Dick Kadlec (1-5) SV: Jack Gunderson (3) We dropped the second game of the series as Cleveland edged us 7-5. Russ Combs went 3-for-4 with a walk, steal, and RBI. John Dibblee was 3-for-5 with a run scored. Mack Deal was 2-for-3 with a double, 2 runs, and a sac-fly. Vince York was 2-for-4 with a walk and run scored. Fred Barrell was 1-for-4 with a walk and 2 driven in. Dick Kadlec allowed 12 hits and 7 runs (6 earned) with 2 walks and 5 strikeouts in 8 innings. May 28th, 1930 Cleveland Foresters (21-21): 6 Chicago Cougars (21-21): 8 W: Chick Meehan (3-2) L: Jack Gunderson (2-2) We returned to .500 with a close 8-6 victory. Max Wilder got the start against his former team, 6 innings with 8 hits, 5 runs, 5 walks, and 3 strikeouts. Chick Meehan pitched the last 3 innings, allowing 3 hits and a run with 3 strikeouts. Bill Ashbaugh was 2-for-3 with a home run, walk, 3 runs, and 3 RBI's. John Dibblee was 2-for-4 with 2 runs scored. John Kincaid was 2-for-4 with a run scored. Fred Barrell was 2-for-3 with a walk, run scored, and RBI. Mack Deal was 1-for-1 with a sac-fly, 2 walks, and 3 RBI's. George Jordan was 1-for-2 with 2 walks and an RBI. May 29th, 1930 Cleveland Foresters (21-22): 5 Chicago Cougars (22-21): 9 W: Ace McSherry (4-2) L: Jack Thompson (3-6) We took the finale and pushed our record over .500 and won the four game set. Ross Combs had an excellent game against his former team, going a perfect 4-for-4 with a triple, 2 doubles, 2 runs, a walk, and RBI. Vince York was 4-for-5 with a double, homer, 3 runs, and 2 RBI's. Fred Barrell was 2-for-5 with a triple, run scored, and 2 RBI's. Mack Deal was 2-for-5 with a double. George Jordan was 1-for-3 with a walk, sac-fly, and 2 RBI's. Ace McSherry went all nine, allowing 13 hits, 5 runs, and a walk with a pair of strikeouts. May 30th, 1930 Toronto Wolves (10-33): 2 Chicago Cougars (23-21): 11 Game 1 W: Tommy Russell (5-2) L: Bert Sweet (1-7) The Wolves were in town today for a double header. The first game went our way, with a nice easy 11-2 victory. Tommy Russell had an excellent start and preserved the bullpen with a complete game. He allowed 9 hits and 2 runs with 3 strikeouts. He was a beast with the bat, 2-for-2 with 2 sac-bunts and a grand slam! It was the first home run of his career. Harry Simmons was 3-for-5 with 2 runs and an RBI. Vince York was 2-for-4 with a walk and two run homer. Bill Ashbaugh was 2-for-5 with a run scored and driven in. Cal Blackshear was 1-for-3 with a walk, RBI, and 2 runs scored. John Kincaid was 1-for-5 with a run scored, RBI, and two-bagger. May 30th, 1930 Toronto Wolves (10-34): 5 Chicago Cougars (24-21): 6 Game 2 W: Len Moore (2-1) L: Birdie Smith (0-7) It took some late inning heroics, as we tied the game in the 8th and walked it off in the 9th as Harry Simmons sent the fans home with an RBI single. Simmons was 3-for-5 with a run scored as well. Dick Fessel was 1-for-3 with a triple, run scored, and driven in. Russ Combs as 2-for-5. Vince York was 1-for-4 with a double and run scored. Bill Miller was 1-for-4 with a run scored and driven in. May 31st, 1930 Toronto Wolves (10-35): 6 Chicago Cougars (25-21): 10 W: Dick Kadlec (2-5) L: Frank Howk (3-5) SWWWWWEEEEEEEPPPPPPPP!!!!!!!!!! Honestly, I don't think we've had a sweep in almost two years and we finish May with a 10-6 win and sweep of the last place Wolves. Russ Combs was 3-for-5 with 2 runs, a steal, and RBI. George Jordan was 2-for-4 with a homer, 2 runs, and 2 RBI's. Bill Ashbaugh was 3-for-4 with a walk. Slick Hostetter was 1-for-3 with a walk, run scored, and 2 RBI's. John Kincaid was 1-for-5 with a three run homer. Harry Simmons was 1-for-4 with a run scored and RBI. Dick Kadlec was 3-for-4 with a run scored and tossed all 9 innings. He allowed 10 hits, 6 runs (4 earned), 3 walks, and struck out 2. Junes 1st, 1930 Philadelphia Sailors (33-12): 5 Chicago Cougars (25-22): 3 W: Herm Lowman (6-0) L: Max Wilder (4-3) The Sailors stopped by for a quick one game series to end our homestand. We tried to mount a comeback in the 9th, but they stifled our attempts and won 5-3. Max Wilder went all 9, allowing 9 hits, 5 runs (4 earned), and a walk with 2 punch outs. Fred Barrell was 2-for-4 with a pair of solo homers. Vince York was 2-for-4 with a double. Bill Ashbaugh was 1-for-3 with a walk and solo homer. Stars of the Week Russ Combs : 31 AB, 16 H, 0 HR, 3 RBI, .516 AVG, 1.204 OPS Bill Ashbaugh : 27 AB, 12 H, 2 HR, 9 RBI, .444 AVG, 1.321 OPS Vince York : 30 AB, 12 H, 2 HR, 5 RBI, .400 AVG, 1.124 OPS Weekly Summary WE WENT 6-2 THIS WEEK AND GOT A SWEEP!!! Wow Okay I think I can finish writing this: It was an excellent month for us as we went 18-12 and now sit in third place, 9 games behind Philly. Yes, it's still really early, but I'm more then thrilled with how the first two months of the season have gone. This is our 4th winning week compared to two last season and I legitimately can't remember the last time we swept a team. Yes, it was the Wolves, but you have to beat the bad teams too (which we aren't always good at). Looking at the team as a whole, we've done an excellent job improving our defense as we now sit 2nd in the CA. Our offense has really done well this season as we're leading the league in strikeouts. We're 2nd in batting average, run scored, hits, and steals. 3rd in WAR, OBP, OPS, wOBA, and base running and 4th in slugging. The pitching hasn't been too bad either, as we sit 2nd in strikeouts and 4th in both ERA and starter's ERA as well as WAR and opponent average. We're allowing a ton of homers and walks, as well as runs as a whole, but most of that has come from the pen and Dick Kadlec's rough start (his ERA is down 3 full points in 5 starts) to the season. Some individual top performers include Vince York who's hitting an impressive .379/.417/.526 (129 OPS+) with 5 homers, 5 steals, and 27 RBI's and he has the 3rd highest batting average in the league. Harry Simmons is hitting .367/.407/.452 (110 OPS+) with 2 homers, 6 steals, and 27 RBI's. Max Wilder is 4-3 with a 2.94 ERA (160 ERA+), 1.20 WHIP, and 38 strikeouts. New starter Ace McSherry is 4-2 with a 3.34 ERA (141 OPS+), 1.37 WHIP, and 21 strikeouts. We're off today, but will start a tough road trip tomorrow with 3 against Baltimore (23-23) and 4 against the red-hot Kings (30-16) who sit just 3.5 games out of first place. This week will likely be our hardest week of the season and will really test our guys, especially since we don't return home until June 19th. Injury Report SS Gary Sanders (Chicago Cougars): Mild hamstring strain (unknown) RF Art Panko (Chicago Cougars): Returned from rehab assignment LF Tom Thomas (AA Mobile Commodores): Returned from the DL SP Hal Robinson (B San Jose Cougars): Tender shoulder (5 days) Transactions George Sanders will hit the DL as LF Art Panko returns from his rehab assignment. Minor League Report SP Jim Crawford (AAA Milwaukee Blues): He's done everything he can to separate himself from the bunch since coming over in the Independent league draft. In 8 starts with the Blues, he's 2-3 with a 2.55 ERA (165 ERA+), 1.30 WHIP, and 52 strikeouts in 53 innings. The 24-year-old is a groundballer who features a high 80s, low 90s cutter, curve, change, and forkball. The southpaw has excellent stuff and projects to be a top of the rotation arm. He's currently the 56th best prospect in the league, and he may find himself in the Cougars rotation before the year ends. SP Bobby Love (A Lincoln Legislators): It's been an excellent season for former 2nd Rounder Bobby Love so far this season. He's gone 4-0 with a 2.20 ERA (193 ERA+), 1.15 WHIP, and 40 strikeouts in 41 innings with the Legislators. He just completed a 5-hit, 12 strikeout shutout of the Evansville Hawks as his first taste of the Heartland league has gone really well. The 21-year-old righty throws a low 90s fastball with a curve and forkball, with the fork his best pitch. He does have some trouble with walks, but it shouldn't prevent him from becoming a reliable starter. C Billy Wiseman (C La Crosse Lions): A 13th Round Pick last season, Billy Wiseman had an excellent week in an excellent season, going 11-for-27 with 5 homers and 12 RBI's. He's been hitting everything in sight, going .423/.491/.918 (231 OPS+) with 11 homers and 43 RBI's in just 24 games. The 19-year-old only made 14 at bats last season, so this is really his first taste of professional ball. He's an average defender with great power, and he shouldn't be in La Crosse very much longer. Amateur Report 3B Johnny Turner (George Fox Reds): They just managed to make the playoffs, and Johnny Turner has been one of the most productive hitters for the Reds. "Johnny on the Spot" hit .384/.440/.594 with 8 homers and 57 RBI's in his junior year. He's a reliable hitter and defender with above average contact potential and a good eye. He hit just 6 homers total his first two seasons, so the 8 homers could be an outlier or his power developing as he's gotten more experience. He has the defensive ability to man short and second as well, and Turner should be taken in the first five rounds of the draft this year. RF Sam Brown (Pierpont Purple): One of the best freshman in the league last year, year two was another great performance for Sam Brown. It wasn't a good season for his team, but he hit .403/.470/.655 (180 OPS+) with 11 homers and 47 RBI's. One of the top prospects in next years class, Brown is an excellent hitter with 30 home run potential. He also took a step forward in the field, throwing out 10 runners without committing a single error. With another dominant season next season, Brown will likely be a first round selection. SP George Andrews (Queens HS Islanders): After a shocking upset over the Atlanta HS Peaches, George Andrews and the Islanders are headed to the high school championships. The senior is pitching in his first season, and was an impressive 5-1 with a 2.98 ERA (134 ERA+), 1.31 WHIP, and 50 strikeouts in 57.1 innings. He doesn't throw too hard, hovering in the mid 80s, but he's been just as excellent in the postseason, 3-0 with a 1.01 ERA and 34 strikeouts. He's been the captain of the team and will be key to winning it all. LF Larry Robison (Queens HS Islanders): Another member of the championship team, Robison is also in his first season with the team. He hit .395/.464/.667 (204 OPS+), 6 homers, 22 steals, and 24 RBI's in 184 trips to the plate. He's a prototypical lead off hitter who laces line drives all across the diamond. An excellent defender with excellent speed, he can man all three outfield spots. Unlike Andrews, he has more time in Queens, so he can do a lot more to boost his draft profile.